https://faq.i3wm.org/questions/Frequently asked questions and answers about the i3 window managerenCopyright i3, 2012Sat, 05 Jul 2014 17:12:04 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/75/how-do-i-change-the-orientation-of-an-existing-container/Using mod+h and mod+v splits the current container. What if I want to change the orientation from horizontal to vertical or vice-versa?Thu, 07 Jun 2012 01:02:53 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/75/how-do-i-change-the-orientation-of-an-existing-container/https://faq.i3wm.org/question/75/how-do-i-change-the-orientation-of-an-existing-container/?answer=77#post-id-77If you have a container with 2 windows A and B split vertically (B under A), and you want to change it to horizontally, just: - focus on A - mod+h - move focus to B - mod+Shift+Arrow (move B "into" A) this should do the trick. Sometimes, when I want to move a window into different containers, I usually move them to floating mode, go to the new container (and set the mode h/v) and focus back on the floating window and move it to tiled again. Very cool the things you can do with these simple commands!Thu, 07 Jun 2012 05:53:15 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/75/how-do-i-change-the-orientation-of-an-existing-container/?answer=77#post-id-77https://faq.i3wm.org/question/75/how-do-i-change-the-orientation-of-an-existing-container/?answer=76#post-id-76If you have a container with 2 windows A and B split vertically (B under A), and you want to change it to horizontally, just: - focus on A - mod+h - move focus to B - mod+Shift+Arrow (move B "into" A) this should do the trick. Sometimes, when I want to move a window into different containers, I usually move them to floating mode, go to the new container (and set the mode h/v) and focus back on the floating window and move it to tiled again. Very cool the things you can do with these simple commands!Thu, 07 Jun 2012 05:52:41 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/75/how-do-i-change-the-orientation-of-an-existing-container/?answer=76#post-id-76https://faq.i3wm.org/question/75/how-do-i-change-the-orientation-of-an-existing-container/?answer=2310#post-id-2310In order to toggle between vertical and horizontal split layout in the currently focused container, you could just use the i3 command `layout toggle split`.Tue, 30 Jul 2013 10:23:46 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/75/how-do-i-change-the-orientation-of-an-existing-container/?answer=2310#post-id-2310https://faq.i3wm.org/question/75/how-do-i-change-the-orientation-of-an-existing-container/?answer=2309#post-id-2309Use mod + shift + j|k|l|; to switch the orientation dynamically once you have a split.Tue, 30 Jul 2013 07:02:13 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/75/how-do-i-change-the-orientation-of-an-existing-container/?answer=2309#post-id-2309https://faq.i3wm.org/question/75/how-do-i-change-the-orientation-of-an-existing-container/?answer=4137#post-id-4137You can use the `layout` command with a `splitv` or `splith` argument (here, without a space before H or V!). You can bind a keystroke to these commands if you wish, in your i3's configuration file. As an example, here is what stands in my configuration (I got ride of `$mod+e`): bindsym $mod+v layout splitv bindsym $mod+h layout splith bindsym $mod+s layout stacking bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed bindsym $mod+Shift+h split h bindsym $mod+Shift+v split v With this, `$mod+h` and `$mod+v` acts for the tilling orientation like `$mod+w` and `$mod+s` act for the overlapping orientation (not toggling, directly specifying an orientation instead), and creation of a split container is as before, except it needs a shift modifier. Sat, 05 Jul 2014 17:12:04 +0000https://faq.i3wm.org/question/75/how-do-i-change-the-orientation-of-an-existing-container/?answer=4137#post-id-4137